News
Preventable disease leaves 13 year old with mechanical heart valve
27 Sep 2013Friday, 27 September 2013 RHD Australia will mark World Heart Day on 29 September by reminding people that rheumatic heart disease is... Read on
National Heart Week
05 Apr 2013The inaugural National Heart Week kicks off on Sunday May 5th. National Heart Week gets underway from Sunday 5th May to Saturday 11th May... Read on
World Heart Federation and RHD
05 Apr 2013This week the World Heart Federation released its Position statement on the prevention and control of rheumatic heart disease. Affirming... Read on
High Hopes for J8-DT
05 Apr 2013Anticipation is mounting as a new vaccine that may prevent the development of acute rheumatic fever is currently being trialled in... Read on
Rates of acute rheumatic fever remain high for Indigenous Australians
22 Mar 2013Rates of acute rheumatic fever among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians continue to be among the highest in the world based... Read on
Review of cardiovascular health among Indigenous Australians
12 Feb 2013This review of the cardiovascular health of Indigenous people has been prepared by the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet as a part of our... Read on
Funding for rheumatic fever vaccine
12 Feb 2013Australia and New Zealand will channel $3 million into finding a potential vaccine for rheumatic fever. Prime Minister Julia Gillard and... Read on
RHDAustralia's new Deputy Director Claire Boardman
08 Jan 2013We welcome our new Deputy Director Claire Boardman who will be joining us from the Torres Strait where she worked for Queensland Health in... Read on
New e-learning tool launched to prevent rheumatic heart disease
29 May 2012A new educational tool that aims to improve clinical understanding of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) across... Read on